Randy Mastro is more than qualified to be NYCs top lawyer

Talk about bigots: Most of the City Council signed a letter vowing to block confirmation of Randy Mastro if Mayor Adams indeed chooses him as the next corporation counsel — seemingly, simply because Randy Mastro served as chief of staff and deputy mayor under Rudy Giuliani.As the city’s top lawyer, Mastro would lead the Law Department and provide legal counsel to the Adams administration — roles he’s eminently qualified for.Bizarrely, the letter from the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus cites “his track record representing dubious clients, which has included bringing numerous lawsuits against the City of New York.”Huh? Tish James, now state attorney general and popular with the same council members, sued the city all the time while serving as public advocate.As for dubious clients: Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand was once mainly a lawyer for tobacco companies.Heck, Councilwoman Tiffany Cabán boasts of her work as a public defender, which necessarily requires defending at least a few horrific clients, because giving criminal defendants legal representation is a hallmark of the American justice system.Yet Cabán & Co.

now want to pick-and-choose which clients are worthy of legal defense from a gifted attorney — simply because that lawyer is Randy Mastro.Among Mastro’s “sins” is providing legal representation to: Stay up on the very latest with Evening Update.Please provide a valid email address.

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And, yes, Mastro’s investigation of then-Jersey Gov.Chris Christie cleared him of any wrongdoing in the Bridgegate scandal — but so did the Obama Justice Department.Look: Randy Mastro is an ex-federal prosecutor, a respected public servant and a renowned litigator with a record of fighting for causes even City Council lefties see as just.

His pro bono work includes:Hmm: Maybe the council’s true, sec...